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Recognised as Colour

#0338FF

  • #0338FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0338FF is a blue with RGB values 3, 56, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0338FF#0338FF
HEX#0338FF
RGBrgb(3, 56, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2196, 1
RGB percentages1.2%, 22%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.4, 100%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 98.8%, 100%)
CMYK98.8%, 78%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer211,199
CSS custom property--colour: #0338FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#FCC700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00779Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Blue · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.2Dark violet · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 38.8Dark blue · ΔE 39.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA03
Analogous#03B6FF, #4C03FF
Triadic#FF0338, #38FF03
Split complementary#FF4C03, #B6FF03
Tetradic#FF03B6, #FFCA03, #03FF4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD9FF
Lighter +30%#9CB1FF
Lighter +20%#6989FF
Lighter +10%#3660FF
Darker −10%#002CCF
Darker −20%#00219C
Darker −30%#001669
Darker −40%#000B36
More saturated +25%#0338FF
Less saturated −25%#224AE0

Channel breakdown

R3
G56
B255
Red3 (1.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 38 · B FF

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